Asbestos Cleanup Technician

Environmental Quality Management; Navajo City (NM); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off policy

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K plan for eligible employees

Short-term and long-term disability insurance

Paid holidays

Job summary

A leading environmental remediation company is seeking individuals for hazardous material handling and emergency response. Responsibilities include physical labor involving sampling and containment of hazardous waste in various outdoor conditions. Candidates should possess relevant safety certifications and the ability to operate power tools, with extensive experience in PPE usage.

Qualifications

• No specific education required.
• One-year similar experience in working in all various levels of PPE.

Responsibilities

• Perform sampling and cleanup of hazardous waste.
• Containment and removal of hazardous materials from the environment.
• Work requires ability to handle physical manual labor under adverse conditions.

Skills

Physical labor

Handling hazardous materials

Operation of power tools

Use of PPE

Education

AHERA 40-hour Asbestos training

1st Aid/CPR/AED certification

Awareness of arsenic, lead, asbestos

Job description

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM) is a premier full-service environmental remediation/construction services and consulting company offering environmental assistance to industrial, commercial and government entities. We are known for our safety culture and our dedication to each other and our clients. EQM is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

EQM is a wholly-owned operating company of ASRC Industrial (AIS). AIS was founded in 2016 by Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC), an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. As part of an ANC, EQM is a certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business, offering further contracting advantages to government agencies. These designations help clients meet their diversity spending objectives, while also providing sustainable returns for 13,600 Iñupiat shareholders.

We offer competitive salaries and full range of benefits including a generous time off policy, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, 401K (for eligible employees). As well as, basic and supplemental life insurance, short-term and long-term disability as well as other benefits.

DESCRIPTION/POSITION SUMMARY

Location: Various Locations on or near Navajo Nation, NM and AZ

Environmental Quality Management, Inc. is an emergency response and rapid services contractor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency providing real-time emergency and time-critical environmental removal actions. Work involves containment and removal of hazardous materials from the environment under varied site conditions. Worksite activities may also include demolition, soil excavation, dredging, and site restoration.

This position performs sampling and cleanup of hazardous waste. Applies technical skills in handling hazardous substances. Works in all levels of PPE.

• Perform physical labor on job sites handling hazardous materials in bulk, drums, and small containers;
• Operation of power tools and small equipment
• Work requires the ability to work overtime, extended travel, and timely response to emergency situations;
• Must be capable of physical manual labor using shovels, rakes, and brooms;
• Requires working outdoors in the weather elements under adverse conditions at times;
• The company will provide personal protective equipment;
• No specific education is required,
• AHERA 40-hour Asbestos,
• 1st Aid/CPR/AED,
• Arsenic/lead/asbestos awareness
• One-year similar experience in working in all various levels of PPE.

• EQM conducts pre-employment drug screens and pre-employment physicals.

EEO STATEMENT:

ASRC Industrial (AIS) and its operating companies affords equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. AIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.